Cristian Williams: S · Tulsa · #3.
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Cristian Williams
Erases the deep middle of the field. A two-star recruit with six seasons on the field at Tulsa since. The first career honor came in 2020: All-AAC. On tape: 6 tackles against Cincinnati, Week 10, 2021.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-19vs UC Davis | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-34vs Arkansas State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-45vs Houston | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-29vs Memphis | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 20-28@ No. 2 Cincinnati | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-13@ Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 44-10vs Temple | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-31@ SMU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Week 6 · 2021
W 35-29
vs Memphis
6 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 2 solo tackles
Edged out Memphis at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL30 tackles · 3 pass breakups.
6 seasons under Philip Montgomery — 32-39 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Philip Montgomery
Pass share
43.4%
410 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
78.7
12 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
441 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #400 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons at Tulsa, 201 tackles — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM
All-AAC 2nd team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Philip Montgomery.
